08-08-2011, 12:25 PM
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The real heros of WWII youve never heard of!
I often find it amazing that some of the people who risked, and gave, their lives in WWII are not better known.I am also fascinated that a girl, born in New Zealand and brought up in Australia should find herself in Paris in the run up to the German invasion and decide to join the French resistance.
Sadly she has just died at almost 99 years, full story here:-
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/great-austr...060650478.html
08-08-2011, 12:37 PM
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Re: The real heros of WWII youve never heard of!
Thats wonderful thanks, when I was young we had a friend whose mum was french but she never talked to anyone at all she was very odd. when she died her daughter found all her papers she too had been in the french resisitance and had been tortured in Ravensbruk concentration camp. Heroes indeed all of them.
08-08-2011, 02:46 PM
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Re: The real heros of WWII youve never heard of!
Originally Posted by Losos
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I often find it amazing that some of the people who risked, and gave, their lives in WWII are not better known.I am also fascinated that a girl, born in New Zealand and brought up in Australia should find herself in Paris in the run up to the German invasion and decide to join the French resistance.
Sadly she has just died at almost 99 years, full story here:-
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/great-austr...060650478.html
I think that is the nature of the people, they were trusted for their discretion and adhered to the 'need to know' rule even after the war was a distant memory.We owe them a great deal....
08-08-2011, 04:33 PM
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Re: The real heros of WWII youve never heard of!
Originally Posted by Meg
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Losos I think that is the nature of the people, they were trusted for their discretion and adhered to the 'need to know' rule even after the war was a distant memory.We owe them a great deal....
08-08-2011, 07:42 PM
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Re: The real heros of WWII youve never heard of!
Originally Posted by Losos
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We do indeed Meg, I still get goose bumps when I think about the young lady who was the subject of the film "Carve her name with pride" even allowing for artistic licence her story just shows that we owe them a tremendous debt, shame that so many have forgotten them now.
I guess you mean Violette Szabo, there is a museum to this remarkable woman (who was awarded the George Cross ) not far from me in Herefordshire. Violette lost her husband shortly after the birth of her daughter so joined the Special Operations Executive .http://www.violette-szabo-museum.co.uk/foyer.htm
08-08-2011, 09:09 PM
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Re: The real heros of WWII youve never heard of!
Originally Posted by Meg
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...a fitting tribute in our part of the world to Violette, we will not forget her..
I have some people to see and some things to do in Herefordshire so I will try to visit that memorial, it sounds like a very appropriate memorial to her.
That will probably be in the Spring of next year.
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